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Home HIV testing equipment is coming soon
Medicine - Health

Home HIV testing equipment is coming soon

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on May 11, it is considering adopting a decision to permit the circulation of OraQuick HIV In-Home testing tools - to help…

December 14, 2018
US: Detecting the cause of poisoning in 20 states
Medicine - Health

US: Detecting the cause of poisoning in 20 states

Yellowfin tuna is used to make dishes such as sushi and sashimi that are the cause of Salmonella outbreaks, the type of bacteria that causes food poisoning, for more tha…

December 14, 2018
Prostate cancer vaccine is coming soon
Medicine - Health

Prostate cancer vaccine is coming soon

The FDA will approve this week's prostate cancer vaccine as an important milestone in preventing disease and cancer in general.

December 14, 2018
New measures to treat kidney cancer
Medicine - Health

New measures to treat kidney cancer

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved the use of oral Votrient (pazopanib) to treat end-stage renal cell carcinoma.

December 14, 2018
Eating sushi is safe or not?
Medicine - Health

Eating sushi is safe or not?

A Chicago man last month filed a lawsuit against a restaurant serving him an unripe salmon with parasitic tapeworm.

December 14, 2018
Botox anti-wrinkle drugs can be deadly
Medicine - Health

Botox anti-wrinkle drugs can be deadly

Recently, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned of the fatal harm of the famous Botox and some other anti-wrinkle drugs, which are mostly Botulinum toxins…

December 14, 2018
New drugs to treat AIDS
Medicine - Health

New drugs to treat AIDS

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the use of Raltergravir tablets, also known as Isentress, in treating AIDS, providing a new option for HIV patient…

December 14, 2018
Limit the use of lotion around the arms and chest
Medicine - Health

Limit the use of lotion around the arms and chest

Experts advise consumers to limit the use of body lotion around the arms and chest area. Paraben, a synthetic chemical used to preserve in lotion and sunscreen, what exa…

December 14, 2018
The scary truth about human drug testing
Medicine - Health

The scary truth about human drug testing

Indrek Kelder received a drug test because he was promised to travel abroad for free, stay in a high-class hotel and only drink a few vitamins. But he was pushed to a pl…

December 14, 2018
'Left side' of Codeine
Medicine - Health

'Left side' of Codeine

Codeine can cause chronic sleepiness or drug overdose signs in newborns. Food and Drug Administration - FDA warns that this is rare but the codeine side effects are very…

December 14, 2018